Eddie the geriatric slam-dunking sea otter (video)

Eddie is a senior citizen sea otter who was rescued from southern California — he was unable to survive on his own — and now lives in the Portland Zoo.

Doctors recently noticed that Eddie, who is already a senior at age 15, had arthritis. So they needed to come up with an exercise program to help keep his elbows nimble. They figured shooting hoops would be a great way to exercise his entire elbows.

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Feral cats are a massive problem here in CA. I say that as a lover of cats with 4 rescued ferals, who has assisted in rescuing and placing several feral litters.

I am totally for a statewide ban on allowing unaltered cats outdoors… even tagged or chipped unfixed cats should be legally allowed to be live trapped and neutered or spayed, with a fine or a bill for the work presented to the owner.

hollywoodstein

Have always loved those little guys. Glad they are back a little bit. Sad they are dying because of feral kitty litter. One of the few animals that maybe could get cat ladies to keep their girls indoors and chemically castrate the ferals. Aside from the songbirds and the rodents cats as subsidized predators are awful, but go ahead raise it at your next rotary meeting.

Island In The Sky

Need to find another otter to lob it to him, a la Chris Paul! (but since they’re in Blazer territory, Damian Lillard would suffice!)

http://AMERICAblog.com/ John Aravosis

Very dog-like almost.

http://AMERICAblog.com/ John Aravosis

Sexy at (otter) 70.

hollywoodstein

Vanity shot. Brilliant.

hollywoodstein

Did not think something could compete with dogs driving cars, but close.

hollywoodstein

Eat that facial, Lebron.

S1AMER

Since the beginning of time, no member of this already super-cute species has been cuter than this little guy. Absolutely, positively, one of the most joy-providing videos I’ve ever seen.